by Nyal Mellor
January 14, 2014
This blog article is the third in a series on speaker directivity and off axis response. Today we will look at the directivity characteristics of forward firing cone / dome speakers. This category of speaker design represents the vast majority of speakers manufactured today and what most people own.
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by Nyal Mellor
December 12, 2013
This article focuses on why speaker directivity and off axis response is important to the quality of sound reproduction that we get in our home theaters, two channel listening rooms and project studios.
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by Nyal Mellor
December 07, 2013
This blog article is the first in a mini-series about speaker directivity or off axis frequency response. For us the two most important things in determining sound quality in a home theater or stereo are the speaker and the room.
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by Nyal Mellor
November 29, 2013
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by Nyal Mellor
November 29, 2013
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by Nyal Mellor
November 29, 2013
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by Nyal Mellor
November 29, 2013
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by Nyal Mellor
November 29, 2013
This article is a case study of how we designed and built the THX style baffle wall in the Acoustic Frontiers demo room.
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by Nyal Mellor
October 09, 2013
The first task that should be done in any home theater design is choosing the number and type of seats.
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by Nyal Mellor
July 25, 2013
A question that frequently comes up when designing a home theater is ‘how powerful an amplifier do I need?’. The answer to the question depends on a few things...
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by Nyal Mellor
May 22, 2013
We at Acoustic Frontiers love to use projection systems. They are really the only way to get wide enough viewing angles to properly replicate the immersive cinematic experience in your home.
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by Nyal Mellor
April 18, 2013
To size a power conditioner note the following: UPS systems are sized according to the maximum amount of power, measured in Watts (W), that they can support. All other power conditioners are sized according to the maximum continuous amount of current, measured in Amps (A), that they can supply.
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